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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Texas rates for HCPCS 54520

Removes one or both testicles through an incision in the scrotum or the groin. A prosthetic testicle may be placed at the same time if the patient wants one. It is done for reasons such as cancer, injury, infection or hormone-lowering treatment, and is usually an outpatient operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $5,888.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $676 to $10,965
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,120.11
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in South Carolina than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Texas· 28th of 50

$3,715

SC $8,128ND $324

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.